Melanesia vs Western Africa: Taro — Yield
Taro — Yield over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 9,568 kg/ha against 6,066 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 3,502 kg/ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.6 times Western Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 5th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 10 regions.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,049 kg/ha | 4,796 kg/ha | 2,253 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 7,075 kg/ha | 2,997 kg/ha | 4,078 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 7,274 kg/ha | 2,874 kg/ha | 4,400 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 6,998 kg/ha | 4,433 kg/ha | 2,565 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 7,502 kg/ha | 5,987 kg/ha | 1,515 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 8,562 kg/ha | 5,762 kg/ha | 2,799 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 9,181 kg/ha | 6,031 kg/ha | 3,151 kg/ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taro — yield, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Melanesia, at 9,568 kg/ha against 6,066 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taro — yield between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 3,502 kg/ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for taro — yield?
- Melanesia ranks 5th and Western Africa ranks 19th of 10 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Taro — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.